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An institute run with such knavish imbecility that if it were not the work of God it would not last a fortnight.
Hilaire Belloc

Meaning of "knavish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KNAVISH

knavish  [ˈneɪvɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNAVISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Knavish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES KNAVISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Knave

Knave may refer to: ▪ A male domestic worker ▪ A journeyman ▪ Another name for Jack ▪ Knave of Hearts, a character in the Lewis Carroll book ▪ Knave, a British adult magazine ▪ Knave of Hearts, a 1954 film directed by René Clément ▪ Knaves an Alternative/Indie band based in Sheffield, England. ▪ In Knights and Knaves logic puzzles, a person who always lies ▪ Knave of Hearts, an informal name for the area of Mars being explored by the Phoenix ▪ A rogue, a rascal...

Definition of knavish in the English dictionary

The definition of knavish in the dictionary is deceitful or dishonest.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KNAVISH


chavish
ˈtʃævɪʃ
dervish
ˈdɜːvɪʃ
doveish
ˈdʌvɪʃ
dovish
ˈdʌvɪʃ
elvish
ˈɛlvɪʃ
enravish
ɪnˈrævɪʃ
lavish
ˈlævɪʃ
overlavish
ˌəʊvəˈlævɪʃ
peevish
ˈpiːvɪʃ
ravish
ˈrævɪʃ
slavish
ˈsleɪvɪʃ
thievish
ˈθiːvɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KNAVISH

knagginess
knaggy
knap
knapped
knapper
knapping
knapping hammer
knapsack
knapweed
knar
knarly
knarred
knarry
knave
knaveries
knavery
knaveship
knavishly
knavishness
knawel

WORDS THAT END LIKE KNAVISH

British
childish
Danish
dish
English
establish
fetish
finish
Finnish
fish
Irish
on the parish
polish
publish
Spanish
stylish
Swedish
Turkish
whirling dervish
wish

Synonyms and antonyms of knavish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «KNAVISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «knavish» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of knavish

Translation of «knavish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KNAVISH

Find out the translation of knavish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of knavish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «knavish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

knavish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

knavish
570 millions of speakers

English

knavish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धूती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

knavish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мошеннические
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

knavish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডেকরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rogue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Knavish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bübisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

knavish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

knavish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Knavish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành vi bất lương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

knavish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनोद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üçkâğıtçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disonesto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

knavish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шахрайські
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

escroc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άτιμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

schel magtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lömska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

knavish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of knavish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KNAVISH»

The term «knavish» is regularly used and occupies the 102.911 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KNAVISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about knavish

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QUOTES WITH «KNAVISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word knavish.
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Hilaire Belloc
An institute run with such knavish imbecility that if it were not the work of God it would not last a fortnight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNAVISH»

Discover the use of knavish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to knavish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Knavish Piece of Work
Through ghostly visits to the past, former army helicopter pilot learns of the government betrayal that led to the death of his friend. Fact-based novelization of the Mayaguez Incident, the last battle of the Vietnam War.
Ejner Fulsang, 2006
2
Ghalib, Gandhi and the Gita
However, once we admit that people who speak of these things may have been compelled to do so and that what we mistake as the usual foolish, knavish or both foolish and knavish verbiage is in fact merely a simulacrum with an opposite ...
Vivek Iyer, 2012
3
English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and ...
DISHONEST, KNAVISH. Dishonest marks the contrary to honest; knavish marks the IlkenesB to a knave. Dishonest characterizes simply the mode of action ; knavish characterizes the agent as well as the action : what is dishonest violates the ...
George Crabb, 1837
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English synonymes, with copious illustrations and ...
DISHONEST, KNAVISH. Dishonest marks the contrary to honest; knavish maiks ih<; likeness to a knave. Dishonest characterizes simply the mode of action; knavish characterizes the agent as well as liic action : what is dishonest violâtes the ...
George Crabb, 1854
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English synonyms explained: with copious illustrations and ...
DISHONEST, KNAVISH. Dishonest marks the contrary to honest; knavish marks the likeness to a Aware. Dishonest characterizes simply the mode of action ; knavish characterizes the agent as well as the action : what (s dishonest violates the ...
George Crabb, 1844
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order
To deter. dishonest, knavish. DISHONEST marks the contrary to honest : KNAVISH marks the likeness to a knave. Dishonest characterizes simply the mode of action : knavish characterizes the agent as well as the action : what is dishorn U ...
George Crabb, 1824
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Spymaster
3. KNAVISH. TRICKS. COVERT action has always held a special fascination for me. I attribute this to the fact that, according to the oral history relayed to me by my grandmother, one of my paternal ancestors was our country's first practitioner of ...
Ted Shackley autofilled, 2006
8
Spymaster: My Life in the CIA
3. Knavish. Tricks. COVERT. action has always held a special fascination for me. I attribute this to the fact that, according to the oral history relayed to me by my grandmother, one of my paternal ancestors was our country's first practitioner of the ...
Ted Shackley, 2006
9
Popular and Complete English Dictionary: Exhibiting the ...
(To ptay knavish tricks. Little uted. ) Rogues*, ro'gfir-o, n. The life of a vagrant. Little xtsed. Knavish tricks; cheating; fraud; dishonest I radices. Waggery; arch tricks; raischievousness. Roguesuip, rug' ship, n. The qualities or personage of a  ...
John Boag, 1848
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The Theory of Institutional Design
It is clear that one can retain the assumption of "virtue realism," as here understood, without assuming everyone to be a knave: all may be knavish to some extent, but some may be less knavish than others - and this fact gives the institutional ...
Robert E. Goodin, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KNAVISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term knavish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Capitalism: Morality and the money motive - FT.com
In Laws, Plato's Athenian speaker accused business of “breeding in men's souls knavish and tricky ways”. Aristotle, too, frowned on trade, ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Newsmaker: Tim Knavish
Professional background: A Pittsburgh native, Knavish joined PPG in 1987 and has served in various roles in its glass manufacturing, supply ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
3
Jeannette's Cortazzo trio play together on softball team
By Brian Knavish. Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 9:00 p.m.. Updated 4 minutes ago. The Cortazzo family has always been “a softball family.” But these days, that is ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
4
Man snatches sword from jousting event and is caught by medieval …
Oh, how one longs for the days of yore, when men were honourable and there was none of this knavish nonsense to hand. So too, must the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
National Anthem Or Lullaby Of Scoundreldon
... fall/confound their politics/frustrate their knavish tricks/on thee our hopes we fix/God save us all.” The Romanian anthem is a great call to duty. «Nigerian Observer, Jul 15»
6
All-WPIAL player Wright key to Baldwin boys' volleyball fortunes
By Brian Knavish. Wednesday, July 8, 2015, 12:12 p.m.. Updated 23 hours ago. Baldwin's Peter Wright opened some eyes during the 2015 high school ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
7
Elite field joins Brentwood Firecracker 5K for centennial celebration
... for Sharyl Relic (22:16), Susan Schneck (23:20), Kim Lambert (23:23), Heather Brady (23:26), Theresa Vescovi (23:38), Lisa Knavish (24:19), ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
8
Twelfth Night
How lucky is Winnipeg to be the home of Knavish Hedgehogs? This extraordinary ensemble of young actors, under the impeccable direction of ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
9
Jeannette's Mahoney hired as an assistant coach at Concord
By Brian Knavish. Thursday, July 2, 2015, 3:30 p.m.. Throughout his high school football days at Greensburg Central Catholic and his collegiate gridiron days at ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
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Want to Work for Google? For Starters, Don't be a Knave
Knavish behavior includes distasteful acts such as taking credit for someone else's work, selling a customer something they don't need or ... «Android Headlines - Android News, Jun 15»

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